AGENDA
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
MEETING NOTICE
MARCH 14, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING 4:00 P.M.
MEMBERS
Felicia Williams, Chair/Vice Mayor, District 2
Tyron Hampton, Councilmember, District 1
Justin Jones, Councilmember, District 3
Jason Lyon, Councilmember, District 7
STAFF
Sidney Jackson, General Manager
Lisa Hosey, Assistant City Attorney
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary
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CITY OF PASADENA
MEETING OF
THE MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
MARCH 14, 2023
PUBLIC MEETING: 4:00 PM
PASADENA CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBER
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE, ROOM S249
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MEETING AGENDA
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE
MARCH 14, 2023
Public Meeting: 4:00 P.M.
Council Chamber, Pasadena
City Hall 100 North Garfield Avenue, Room S249
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Januar
y 24, 2023, February 28, 2023 (Regular Meetings)
February 14, 2023 (Cancelled Meeting)
1. POWER INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN UPDATE
2. METROPOLITAN WATER DISTRICT OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UPDATE BY
CYNTHIA KURTZ
3. ENHANCEMENTS TO CITYWIDE SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAMS
4. UPDATE ON LEAF BLOWER ORDINANCE*
PUBLIC MEETING - 4:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
PUBLIC COMMENT
INFORMATION ONLY
ADJOURN
NEW BUSINESS
1 *Attachment not available at the time of posting
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CITY OF PASADENA
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER – S249
JANUARY 24, 2023
MEETING
OPENING The Chair called the meeting of the Municipal Services Committee to order at 4:02 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Staff:
Vice Mayor Felicia Williams, Chair
Councilmember Tyron Hampton (Arrived at 4:15 p.m.)
Councilmember Justin Jones
Councilmember Jason Lyon
Miguel Márquez, City Manager
Nicholas Rodriguez, Assistant City Manager
David Reyes, Acting Assistant City Manager
Laura Cornejo, Director of Transportation
Sidney Jackson, General Manager of Water and Power
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works
Kelly Nguyen, Assistant General Manager of Water and Power Mark McCullough, Public Works Administrator
Christina Schieber, Power Resource Planner I
Robert Castro, Power Resource Planning Manager
Christopher Ojeda, Manager of Planning & Analysis of Water and Power
Sebastian Hernandez, Principal Planner of Transportation Lisa Hosey, Assistant City Attorney
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary
PUBLIC COMMENT ON
ITEMS NOT ON THE
AGENDA
David Weeshoff, representing Pasadena Audubon Society, expressed concerns related to carbon emissions and the effect on bird populations.
He urged the committee to make every effort possible to reduce carbon emissions and prevent further destruction of the environment.
NEW BUSINESS AUTHORIZE PURCHASE ORDER CONTRACT WITH 72 HOUR LLC (DBA: CHEVROLET OF WATSONVILLE/NATIONAL AUTO FLEET
GROUP) FOR THE PURCHASE OF 16 FORD EXPLORER HYBRID
POLICE INTERCEPTOR SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, TWO FORD
MUSTANG MACH-E VEHICLES, TWO FORD F -250 TRUCKS, AND
ONE FORD F -450 TRUCK FOR AN AMOUNT NOT -TO-EXCEED
$1,657,621
Tony Olmos, Director of Public Works, provided introductory comments and Mark McCullough, Public Works Administrator provided information on the process for replacing fleet vehicles and the City’s goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with both responded to questions.
Wes Reutimann, representing Active San Gabriel Valley,
emphasized the impact of greenhouse gases emitted by vehicles; questioned the proposed CEQA exception; and pro vided
information on local examples of carbon free vehicles , such as South Pasadena Police Department’s.
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Councilmember Hampton
arrived at 4:15 p.m.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Lyon, seconded by Councilmember Jones, to approve the staff recommendation, and forward the item to the City Council for consideration. (Motion Unanimously carried) (Absent: None)
ADOPT A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE PASADENA ZERO
EMISSION BUS ROLLOUT PLAN
Laura Cornejo , Director of Transportation, provided introductory comments and Sebastian Hernandez, Principal Planner of Transportation, summarized the agenda report as part of a PowerPoint presentation, and responded to questions.
Councilmember Hampton shared his concerns over the direction of the City’s bus purchases; and emphasized that he would not support the purchase of new buses that are not using fuel cells or electric batteries, as the state could instruct the City to decommission them in the near future.
Councilmember Jones spoke on the recent passing of the electrification ordinance by the City, as well as the discussion ahead regarding carbon neutrality and emphasized the difficulty of supporting any new purchases of buses which are not carbon free.
Councilmember Hampton stated he would not support the proposed plan; recommended staff begin building the infrastructure to support fuel cell and battery powered buses ; and suggested repairing the current fleet rather than committing to new renewable gas -powered buses.
Councilmember Lyon warned that the discussion related to cost efficiency when purchasing natural gas-powered buses, may not be considering carbon emission offset and may be more expensive than currently projected.
Vice Mayor Williams recommended that staff determine a compromise and look for opportunities to extend the life of current buses while pursuing funding for battery electric buses.
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary, reported that the City Clerk’s Office received one letter , asking the City to implement hydrogen technology to promote a green battery electric bus fleet.
Councilmember Lyon asked staff to provide information on alternate routes and action s to move away from purchasing gas powered vehicles; and the timeline to build a new electric fueling station.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Jones, seconded by Councilmember Lyons, to approve the staff
recommendation, with direction to staff to seek funding for an electric fueling station and electric vehicles to replace natural gas -powered vehicles, and forward the item to the City Council for consideration:
AYES: Councilmembers Lyon, Jones, Chair Williams
NOES: Councilmember Hampton
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ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ADOPT A RESOLUTION TO DECLARE A CLIMATE EMERGENCY
AND SET GREENHOUSE GAS (“GHG”) REDUCTION GOALS FOR
PASADENA TO ACHIEVE CARBON NEUTRALITY IN ADVANCE OF
THE STATE RECOMMENDATION
Sidney Jackson , General Manager of Water and Power , provided introductory comments and Christina Schieber , Power Resource Planner I , and Robert Castro, Power Resource Planning Manager, summarized the agenda report as part of a PowerPoint presentation, with all responding to questions. Christopher Ojeda, Manager of Planning & Analysis , provided information on the impacts of ra te increases on the consumer price index.
Councilmember Lyon asked staff to provide additional
recommendations that will implement the goal of electricity from 100% carbon free sources by 2030.
Councilmember Jones spoke in support of the amendment to the title:
A resolution of the City Council of the city of Pasadena, California declaring a climate emergency and setting a goal to source 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon free sources by 2030 . He asked staff to ensure that resident s are not overly burdened with steep increases in utility costs; and to develop a new income based program or equity strategies to help customers cover costs associated with the City’s Greenhouse Gas reduction goals.
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary, reported that the City Clerk’s Office received 65 letters of correspondence offering suggestions, comments, and concerns related to the proposed resolution.
The following residents provided comment on the matter:
Felix Breden, representing Pasadena 100
Wes Reutimann, representing Active SGV
Sam Berndt, representing Pasadena 100
Dave Weeshoff, representing Pasadena Audubon Society
George Vine, representing Pasadena Group of the Sierra Club Peter Eisenhardt, representing Neighborhood Unitarian
Universalist Church 7th Principal Committee
Robert Haw, representing Pasadena 100
Topher Mathers, representing Active San Gabriel Valley
Rev. Tera Landers, representing Throop Unitarian Universality Church
Cynthia Cannady, representing Pasadena 100
Therese Brummel, Pasadena resident
Claudia Funke, representing Pasadena 100
Tina Fredericks, Pasadena resident
Sanford Krasner, representing Pasadena -Foothills Chapter of Citizens Climate Lobby
Carl Selkin, representing the Soc ial Justice Committee of Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center
Daniel Sheehan, Pasadena resident
John Odell, representing Pasadena 100
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Cheryl Auger, Pasadena resident
Barbie Ishida, Altadena resident
Christy Zamani, Pasadena resident
Councilmember Lyon thanke d the public and staff for their extensive work on the item. He spoke in support of the alternative version of the resolution submitted by Sam Berndt with additional Committee amendments. He asked staff to include the language “multiple approaches to” to Section 4 of the resolution, referring to his previous comments asking staff to analyze multiple scenarios to reach the goal of electricity from 100% carbon free sources by 2030. In addition, h e acknowledged there will be a financial cost to this transiti on and suggested committing funds to offset the adverse impact s on economically vulnerable neighbors.
Miguel Márquez, City Manager , shared his concern for low -income residents and suggested to include the word “affordability” in place of “cost” in Section 4 of the resolution.
Vice Mayor Williams emphasized the need for the City to recognize the climate emergency; and stated that the proposed policy will allow the City to reinforce the City’s Climate Action Plan.
Councilmember Jones asked staff to amend Section 3 of the proposed resolution to indicate that the goal is set by the end of 2030 rather than the beginning of 2030.
Following discussion, it was moved by Councilmember Hampton, seconded by Councilmember Lyon, to amend the title of the resolution to “A resolution of the City Council of the City of Pasadena, California declaring a climate emergency and setting a goal to source 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from Carbon free sources by 2030,” amend Section 3 “The City Council hereby sets a policy goal to source 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon free sources by the end of 2030,” amend Section 4 “The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to utilize the 2023 IRP process to plan multiple approaches to transition to the goal described in Section 3, and to optimize affordability, rate equity, stability, and reliability of electricity while achieving this goal,” and remove Section 5; and forward the item to the City Council for consideration. (Motion Unanimously carried) (Absent: None)
ADJOURNMENT On the order of the Chair, the meeting of the Municipal Services Committee was adjourned at 6:34 p.m.
ATTEST:
____________________
Garrett Stevenson
Recording Secretary
________________________
Vice Mayor Felicia Williams Chair
Municipal Services Committee
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CITY OF PASADENA
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
COUNCIL CHAMBER – ROOM S249
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
MEETING
The meeting of the Municipal Services Committee, scheduled for Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m., was cancelled as ordered on Thursday, February 9, 2023, and posted.
ATTEST:
____________________
Garrett Stevenson
Recording Secretary
__________________________
Vice Mayor Felicia Williams, Chair
Municipal Services Committee
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CITY OF PASADENA
MUNICIPAL SERVICES COMMITTEE MINUTES
PASADENA CITY HALL
100 NORTH GARFIELD AVENUE
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBER – S249
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
MEETING
OPENING The Chair called the meeting of the Municipal Services Committee to order at 4:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL:
Staff:
Vice Mayor Felicia Williams, Chair
Councilmember Tyron Hampton
Councilmember Justin Jones
Councilmember Jason Lyon
Miguel Márquez, City Manager
David Reyes, Acting Assistant City Manager
Sidney Jackson, General Manager of Water and Power
Jeremy Marquette, Acting Assistant General Manager of Finance and Administration of Water and Power
Evan Johnson, Senior Customer Program Analyst of Water and Power Lisa Hosey, Assistant City Attorney
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary
APPROVAL OF MINUTES It was moved by Councilmember Hampton, seconded by Councilmember Jones, to approve the minutes of January 17, 2023 (special meeting) as submitted. (Motion unanimously carried) (Absent:
None)
POWER COST ADJUSTMENT (PCA) – WHOLESALE ENERGY
MARKET IMPACTS
Sidney Jackson, General Manager of Water and Power, provided introductory comments and Jeremy Marquette, Acting Assistant General Manager of Finance and Administration of Water and Power, summarized the agenda report as part of a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions.
Councilmember Hampton shared his concerns regarding inflation of essential items such as food and utilities ; and asked staff to provide historical data on the SoCal City Gate Gas Prices by Year and Month.
He suggested suspending the Capital Improvement Program, Underground Program Surtax to help offset the electricity price increase for Pasadena Water and Power customers.
Councilmembers Hampton and Jones suggested analyzing the Electric Utility Assistance Program (EUAP) and the C ares program’s income level requirements to allow greater accessibility to a larger range of residents.
Councilmember Jones asked staff to research options for offsetting price increases to customers who are already participating with EUAP or Cares program.
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Vice Mayor Williams asked staff to provide information on Water and Power’s natural gas hedging program, specifically re lated to purchase options and purchases of fixed price gas contracts.
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary, reported that the City Clerk’s Office received six letters of correspondence offering suggestions, comments, and concerns related to the item.
The following residents provided comment on the matter:
Allan Spring, Pasadena resident
Wes Reutimann, Pasadena resident
Yadi, Pasadena resident
Carl Selkin, representing Social Justice Committee Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center (SJCPJTC)
Councilmember Jones asked staff to determine if there are additional options that the City is able to utilize to cover the forecasted increases to the utility rates.
Councilmember Lyon spoke on the recent passing of the resolution of the City Council declaring a climate emergency and setting a goal to source 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon fr ee sources by 2030; emphasized that one directive of the resolution is to create a system of rate equity ; and asked staff to research best practices to support vulnerable residents and manage costs.
Following discussion, on the order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
SURVEY OF ELECTRIC BIKE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
Sidney Jackson, General Manager of Water and Power, provided introductory comments and Evan Johnson, Senior Customer Program Analyst, summarized the agenda report as part of a PowerPoint presentation and responded to questions.
Councilmember Hampton asked staff to create a pilot program for electric cargo/non -recreational bike rebates , and to ensure that the program does not include income-based requirements.
Councilmember Lyon spoke in support of staff creating an electric bike incentive program; and questioned if Water and Power is the correct department to house the program, suggesting other departments, such as the Department of Transportation or the Housing Department. He recommended including recreational bikes (electric and non-electric) as part of the program, as the City is seeking to incentivize multimodal transportation.
Councilmember Jones voiced support with staff developing a pilot program supporting bicycle transportation in the City.
Vice Mayor Williams noted that the item/issue is p rimarily a mobility issue and highlighted the availability of state funded grants offered to the Department of Transportation. She recommended an incentive 8 03 02/28/2023
Councilmember Hampton was
excused and left the dais at
5:10 p.m.
program be offered by the Department of Transportation, where funding could be based on the type of transportation being purchased. She spoke in support of including multimodal transportation including non - electric bicycles, skateboards, and hoverboards to the incentive program.
Garrett Stevenson, Recording Secretary, reported that the City Clerk’s Office received 91 letters of correspondence offering suggestions, comments, and concerns related to the item.
The following residents provided comment on the matter:
Misch Anderson, Sierra Madre resident
Jonah Kanner, Pasadena resident
Colin Bogart, Pasadena resident
Jesus Molina, Pasadena resident
Krishanu Sankar, Pasadena resident
Allan Spring, Pasadena resident
Wes Reutimann, Pasadena resident
Lauren Cory, Pasadena resident
Carl Selkin, representing SJCPJTC
Miguel Márquez, City Manager confirmed that the pilot program recommendations will be brought back to the Municipal Services Committee within 60 days.
Councilmember Hampton suggested staff reach out to Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition for additional input on the creation of an electric bike program.
Following discussion, Vice Mayor Williams asked staff to provide the following information:
• additional information on the Go SVG program, so that councilmembers may distribute the information in their weekly newsletters to their constituents;
• funding sources for previous City bicycle voucher programs and Bike Week Pasadena.
• an update on the Pasadena Climate Action Plan at a future committee meeting;
• requested staff to hold a public meeting to allow Pasadena Complete Streets Coalition and residents to share their ideas on the creation of the incentive program; and
• asked staff to incorporate Earth Day with Bike Week to promote multimodal transportation and environmental program
awareness.
Following further discussion, on the order of the Chair, and by consensus of the Committee, the information was received and filed.
ADJOURNMENT On the order of the Chair, the meeting of the Municipal Services Committee was adjourned at 5:22 p.m.
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ATTEST:
____________________
Garrett Stevenson
Recording Secretary
________________________
Vice Mayor Felicia Williams Chair
Municipal Services Committee
10 ITEM #1
11 P ASADENA WATER AND POWER
MEMORANDUM
March 14, 2023
To: Municipal Services Committee
From: Sidney Jackson
General Manager
Subject: Power Integrated Resource Plan Update
This report is for information only.
BACKGROUND
:
This report is to provide an informational update to the Municipal Services Committee (“MSC”) about the status of the Pasadena Water and Power (“PWP”) 2023 Power Integrated Resource Plan (“IRP”).
The IRP serves as a blueprint for PWP to deliver reliable, environmentally responsible electricity services at competitive rates over a 25-year planning period. The purpose of the IRP is to establish a long- term plan for PWP’s portfolio of energy supply resources. The IRP balances system reliability, fiscal responsibility, and environmental stewardship – specifically addressing climate change concerns. The IRP incorporates PWP’s load growth forecast, the anticipated electric vehicle adoption curve, a range of energy efficiency measures, and the performance of various electrical energy technologies. The IRP will include a baseline analysis, along with 100% Carbon-Free by 2030 scenarios and resiliency tests, as well as estimating the corresponding impacts on revenue requirements, reliability, and operations. The 2023 IRP will provide PWP with critical information to make informed future decisions on energy supply activities.
PWP ha s commenced outreach on the 20 23 IRP and has established a Stakeholder Technical Advisory Group ( “STAG”), representing a cross -section of the Pasadena community, to provide input on the scope of the IRP. PWP also hosted one public meeting on February 22, 2023 and plans to hold additional public meetings for further engagement.
Legislative and Regulatory Requirements
Under Senate Bill 350, PWP is mandated to develop an IRP that serves as an electricity system planning document that lays out our resource needs, policy goals, physical and operational constraints, and proposed resource choices . Senate Bill 100 , m andates utilities to reach 44% renewable energy in their portfolios by 2024, 52% by 2027 and 60% by 2030. Senate Bill 1020, mandates utilities to reach 90% renewable and carbon-f ree energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% by 2045. The IRP must address many policy goals including California Air Resources Board Greenhouse Gas reduction targets by 2030 12 and procurement of at least 6 0% renewables by 2030 due to Senate Bill 100. There are also many other requirements to be included in the IRP, such as addressing procurement for transportation electrification and ensuring system and local reliability.
Power IRP Process and Best Practices
On January 30, 2023, the Pasadena City Council unanimously approved a R esolution to set a policy goal to source 100% of Pasadena’s electricity from carbon-free sources by the end of 2030 (“Resolution”). The Resolution declares a climate emergency and directs the City Manager to utilize the 2023 IRP process to plan multiple approaches to transition to the policy goal of 100% carbon-f ree by 2030, and to optimize affordability, rate equity, stability and reliability of electricity while achieving this goal.
The 2023 IRP focuses upon system planning needed to meet Pasadena’s energy future.
This energy future includes addressing many differing goals related to reliability, cost impact, greenhouse gas reduction, and identification of carbon- free resource types.
Several IRP modeling approaches have been discussed with STAG, and during the last meeting held on March 1, 2023, STAG provided valuable feedback and input. Specific scenarios which focused upon 100% carbon- free by 2030 were considered during the comprehensive discussion. Additionally, scenarios representing Reference, and Reference plus Social Cost of Carbon received much dialogue as well.
Timeline and Process
Figure 2, below, outlines the process and timeline for the 2023 Power IRP.
Figure 2: IRP Process
STAG Meetings
The STAG meetings are instrumental in understanding the needs of stakeholders and the community, and feedback from the STAG members has and will continue to assist PWP in the IRP development process and analysis. PWP is grateful to the STAG members for First
Public
Meeting
2/22/23
Design
Base Case
3/29/23
Finalize
Scenarios
4/4/23
Deliver
Outline IRP
to PWP and
Finalize
Project Plan
4/12/23
Final
Report to
EAC
7/11/23
Final
Report
to MSC
8/8/23
Decision
by City
Council
10/16/23
All Compliance
Documents to
California Energy
Commission,
including RPS
procurement and
enforcemement
12/13/2023
13 their engagement and participation, and appreciates their valuable feedback and input. To date, four STAG meetings have been held:
1. December 14, 2022 – Staff presented information on PWP’s current resource portfolio and energy markets, provided a background on the IRP, and identified the goals and timeline of the IRP, including regulatory requirements. Staff also reported on the community outreach effort thus far and updated STAG members on the IRP survey results.
2. January 18, 2023 – IRP consultant provided an introduction to their IRP team and provided details regarding their modeling approach for the IRP and data assumptions. Staff also presented on distributed energy resources, net energy metering, and PWP program offerings including the Green Power Program. Finally, Staff provided information and asked for input regarding potential resource options for PWP’s IRP.
3. February 15, 2023 – IRP consultant presented information regarding pathways to decarbonization and how some other utilities are approaching carbon reduction goals. Staff answered questions received from STAG members since the previous meeting, explained the importance of Resource Adequacy and described the Climate Emergency Resolution.
4. March 1, 2023 – PWP presented information regarding resource types which PWP may consider for its future power supply portfolio and gave details regarding the development of two Carbon-Free by 2030 scenarios, Reference Case scenario, Social Cost of C arbon scenario, and two stress tests to model in the IRP for discussion and input . Staff provided the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Social Cost of Carbon cost data to be used in a scenario and discussed its implications within the IRP framework. Staff also requested feedback on cost range to be used in the presented EPA S ocial Cost of C arbon reference table.
As a result of the productive conversations during STAG meeting #4, staff communicated that assumption data for key input values for the IRP will be made available to STAG as soon as they have been verified internally. There will be significant discussions around assumption data during the next STAG meeting #5 on March 15, 2023.
Next Steps
Staff has developed the initial scenario proposals including the base case, or R eference Portfolio, which represents the least cost plan to comply with all State regulatory minimum requirements. The Reference Portfolio is not intended to supersede the policy set forth by the City Council as memorialized in the Resolution, but rather is intended to demonstrate, using prudent utility practices, that PWP can meet all State of California regulations satisfying California Energy Commission requirements. The Reference Portfolio represents the standard against which other portfolios would be measured for incremental cost, stability, reliability, and environmental benefits.
14 In addition to developing the Reference Portfolio, PWP has proposed three additional scenarios to incorporate a range of environmental goals and changing regulatory and market factors. The scenarios that are in development include:
1. 100% Carbon-Free by 2030 – 100% carbon-free with model emphasis upon utility scale carbon-free resources.
2. 100% Carbon-Free by 2030 – 100% carbon-free with emphasis upon local energy storage and other localized carbon-free generation.
3. Reference Portfolio – Meeting State of California regulations that satisfy California Energy Commission (“CEC”) IRP requirements, 100% renewable and carbon- free by 2045. Used as a reference for all other scenarios.
4. Reference Portfolio + Social Cost of Carbon – Social Cost of Carbon is the perceived environmental cost of releasing carbon into the atmosphere. This raises the cost of carbon-producing resources, making them less likely to be chosen while modeling the lowest cost.
As PWP continues to refine the 2023 IRP analysis and develop energy portfolio plans, Staff will encourage and continue to value public participation. Input from multiple sources, including the STAG and community meetings, will continue throughout the development of the IRP process.
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Municipal Services Committee
Power Integrated Resource Plan Update
March 14, 2023
Pasadena Water and Power, Power Supply
Pasadena Water and Power
What is the IRP?
• IRP stands for Integrated Resource Plan
> Provides PWP with critical information to make informed future decisions on energy supply activities
• Legislative and Regulatory requirements mandate PWP
to develop an IRP that serves as an electricity system
planning document
> Senate Bill 350 – Mandates the creation of an IRP every five years
> Senate Bill 100 – Mandates Utilities to reach 44% Renewable energy in their portfolios by 2024, 52% by 2027 and 60% by 2030
> Senate Bill 1020 – Mandates Utilities to reach 90% Renewable and Carbon-Free energy by 2035, 95% by 2040 and 100% by 2045
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Pasadena Water and Power
System Planning
• 2023 IRP’s focus will be system planning that meets
Pasadena’s future energy needs to include the public policy goal of 100% Carbon-Free by 2030
> Optimizes for affordability, rate equity, stability, and reliability • Provides analysis pathways, multiple approaches to meet the goal of 100% Carbon-Free, and additional
assessments
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Stakeholder Technical Advisory
Group
• STAG represents a cross-section of the Pasadena community to understand needs of customers
> Feedback from the STAG members assists PWP on the IRP development process and analysis
• To date, four STAG meetings have been held
• PWP has received robust feedback regarding:
> Goals and timeline of the IRP
> PWP’s current resource portfolio and energy markets
> IRP modeling and approaches
> Pathways to decarbonization
> Development of proposed scenarios
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Pasadena Water and Power
IRP Project Schedule
- Deliver outline of
entire IRP report to PWP
and finalize project plan
Wed 4/12/23
- Finalize Scenarios
Thu 6/1/23
-F i n a l r e p o r t t o
MSC
Tue 8/8/23- Final report to EAC
Tue 7/11/23
- Decision by City
Council
Mon 10/16/23
- All compliance
documents to California
Energy Commission,
including required RPS
procurement and
enforcement
Wed 12/13/23
- Second Public Meeting
Thu 4/27/23
Start
Mon 4/18/22
Finish
Wed 12/13/23
May '22 Jul '22 Sep '22 Nov '22 Jan '23 Mar '23 May '23 Jul '23 Sep '23 Nov '23 ✔RFPs and Contracting
Fri 4/22/22 - Mon 9/19/22
Stakeholder and Public Processes
Mon 4/18/22 - Thu 6/1/23
- STAG meetings (approx. every six weeks;
coordinate with modeling and other analyses)
Wed 12/14/22 - Thu 5/11/23
Today
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Proposed Scenarios
• Scenarios model analysis
pathways to demonstrate
approaches to revenue
requirements, reliability, and
operations to meet goals
• Proposed Scenarios to
addresses multiple pathways to
achieving 100% Carbon-Free
by 2030
Proposed Scenario Titles
100% Carbon-Free by 2030
• Emphasis upon utility-scale carbon-free
resources
100% Carbon-Free by 2030
• Emphasis upon local energy storage and other
localized carbon-free generation
Reference Case
Reference Case + Social Cost of Carbon
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Pasadena Water and Power
Proposed Scenario Details
100% Carbon-Free by 2030 with Emphasis on
Utility-Scale Resources
• Meets the 100% Carbon-Free by 2030 goal
• 100% carbon-free, model optimized emphasizing utility- scale, carbon-free resources.
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Proposed Scenario Details
100% Carbon-Free by 2030 with an Emphasis on
Local Energy Storage and Generation
• 100% carbon-free, model optimized emphasizing local
energy storage and other localized carbon-free
generation
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Pasadena Water and Power
Proposed Scenario Details
Reference Case
• Meets all regulatory requirements
• Demonstrates ability to follow State mandates
• Used as a reference for all other scenarios
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Proposed Scenario Details
Reference + Social Cost of Carbon
• Social Cost of Carbon (SCC) is the
perceived environmental cost of releasing
carbon into the atmosphere – its impact
on the Earth -- quantified as $/metric ton
of equivalent CO2
> Used for planning purposes only
> Not a literal cost paid by customers or by the
utility
• SCC raises the theoretical cost of using
carbon-producing resources, making them
less likely to appear in the Least Cost
Resource Portfolio
Source: https://www.epa.gov/system/files/documents/2022-11/epa_scghg_report_draft_0.pdf [Source: U.S. EPA]
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ITEM #2
21 Metropolitan Water District of Southern California Update To the Pasadena Municipal Services Committee
March 2023
Water Supply
A. State Water Project (SWP)
Beginning in the Fall of 2019, the SWP watershed has had extreme low precipitation and runoff.
Allocations to southern California for 2020, 2021 and 2022 were only 20, 5 and 5 percent of contract amount.
In 2022 – for the first time ever – supply was based on Human Health and Safety (domestic supply, fire protection and sanitation) rat
her than contracted amounts to allow regions that
access only SWP supply to meet basic needs.
Supply outlook changing in 2023. Nine atmospheric rivers through January 2023 increased the allocation to 35%. More increases are expected as soon as March 2023.
Lake Oroville storage incre
ased 179 feet since 12/1/22 adding 1.68 million acer feet.
More storms predicted – could complicate things by melting snowpack too early.
Depending on the amount of runoff, main spillway at Lake Oroville may be used.
B. Colorado River
20 years of drought and over allocation require new ways of managing the River.
Seven states and the Country of Mexico use Colorado River water.
Important foundation of Met’s water providing 25% of water used in southern California.
Dept. of Interior started SEIR process to make decisions on how to make cuts in water use for next 3 years.
Proposals prepared by Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming, Arizona and Nevada (6 State proposal). Reduces 72% of CA water and 80% of Met water. 22 Proposal from California (Imperial Irrigation District, Palo Verde Irrigation District and Met).
Cuts based on Health & Welfare priority system.
Proposal from Indian tribes.
Bureau of Reclamation will study all the proposals as well as their own in SEIR and pick an alternative most like drawing on several or all of the proposals.
Federal fundi
ng to support increased reliance on local water supplies will be made available soon ($4 billion) and member agencies are encouraged to submit ideas ‐ PWP is working on two proposals.
Weather conditions have improved but not as much as in the Northern Sierras. Above average snow pack will offer some relief.
Long ter
m the River’s operating guidelines must be replaced by 2026.
C. Conservation Report
Continue strong support of conservation programs.
Budget $86 M for FYs ’23 and ’24. Expended $26.9 M and committed $51.4 M as for Feb. 2023.
Attached are specifics of what rebates are being requested.
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ITEM #3
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Department of Public Works
Enhancements to Citywide
Sidewalk Repair Programs
Municipal Services Committee
March 14, 2023
Department of Public Works
Presentation Overview
2 • Program Goals
• Sidewalk Repair Mechanisms and
Methods
• Changes to Sidewalk Repair
Methods
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Sidewalk Program Goals
3 Minimize City’s Liability
Maximize Pedestrian Access
Department of Public Works
Sidewalk Repair Mechanisms
4 Three-pronged Approach to Sidewalk Repair
Citywide
Sidewalk
Maintenance
CSC Requests
& Street
Maintenance
Crews
Annual
Sidewalk
Program
•General Fund
•CDBG Fund
“Private
Capital”
Sidewalk
Repair Project
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Annual Sidewalk Repair Program
Annual ADA Sidewalk Improvement Program
Council-approved CIP project since FY 2016
• $12.9 Million appropriated to date including
> $9.0 million General Fund
> $3.9 million in CDBG Fund
• Over 18,000 damaged sidewalk locations inventoried
in 2015 citywide survey
> 11,000 sidewalk locations reconstructed to date
• Sidewalk conditions are ever-changing
> 18,000 locations are a snapshot in time
> Demand greater than budget
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Annual Sidewalk Repair Program (cont’d)
Prioritization Criteria
• Locations prioritized for reconstruction per below:
> High traffic volume streets
> High pedestrian routes
> Highest vertical deviation of sidewalk
> ADA-related citizen complaints
• Criteria established by the Accessibility and
Disability Commission and presented to City
Council at time of FY 2016 Program adoption
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Department of Public Works
CSC Requested Sidewalk Repairs
• Resident concerns received by City’s Citizen Service Center via phone call, smart phone App or on-line
> City yard crews will generally install temporary asphalt patch within one week from time of notice then notify engineering division. After patching, adjacent property owner receives letter required under City Code 12.04.030 since CSC Notice becomes liability for both property owner and City.
> Engineering division will add locations to its citywide inventory for future permanent concrete repair
• City receives an average of 500 sidewalk repair requests each year.
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Private Capital Sidewalk Repairs
Sidewalk replaced by City Contractor at
adjacent property owner’s expense
• Required per PMC 12.04.031 at time of home sale or building permit exceeding $20,000
> When triggered inspection is performed and payment is required at rate in fee schedule
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Department of Public Works
Existing Sidewalk Repair Methods
9 Temporary Patching Replacement
• Allows for quick response
• Mitigates issue approx. 1 week from
notification
• Color contrast further reduces liability
• Work funded by PW operating
budget
• Used almost exclusively for Citywide
Sidewalk Repair program from FY 16
to FY 21
• Addresses approximately 2,000
locations with annual $1,000,000
appropriation
Department of Public Works
Color Matching Existing Sidewalk
10 “Natural” Color Concrete
Color Matched Concrete
Costs about $10/SF
for remove and
replace
Costs about $16/SF
for remove and
replace
Color Matching
Difficulties/Issues
Bid prices are
approximately 60%
higher
Existing sidewalks are
patchwork of colors
Must be matched by
truckload
Extra cost reduces
quantity than can be
completed
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Changes To Sidewalk Repair Methods
11 Recommended for locations with uplift 1.75 inch or less • Grinding can be performed by City Crews
• Saw-cutting requires contractor
• Incorporating these methods allows for mitigation of 3,500 locations with $1,000,000 annual appropriation vs. 2,000 locations using replacement only.
Grinding Saw- Cutting
Department of Public Works
Sidewalk Grinding and Saw-cutting
12 Sidewalk Grinding
• Recommended for sidewalk uplift of 1.75-inches
or less
Sidewalk Horizontal Saw Cutting
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Submit a Repair Request
• Citizen Service Center
> Download the App: “Pasadena Citizen Service Center”
> Link on City’s website: www.cityofpasadena.net
> Call: 626-744-7311 (M-F 8am to 4 pm)
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Citywide Sidewalk Repair Program
14 Thank You!
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